ALFAJORES
Ingredients
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1 ¼ cups cornstarch
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1 ¼ cups flour
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1 ¼ cups butter
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7 Tsps. powdered sugar
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1 can of sweetened condensed
milk
Preparation
Place the cornstarch, flour, and
powdered sugar in a bowl and mix it. Cut the butter into small pieces and add
to the flour mixture, blending with your fingers until the mixture is smooth.
Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Roll out dough until it
is roughly an 1/8” thick and cut into circles. Place cookies on baking sheet
lined. Bake cookies until they are barely golden brown. While the cookies are
being baked, place can of sweetened condensed milk on a pot of water and boil
for 30 minutes. Set can aside and let it cool. This will be your “manjar”(known
in other countries as dulce de leche) . To fill the cookies, spread one cookie
with “manjar” and top with second cookie. Top with powdered sugar and enjoy!
Suggestions
You can roll edges on coconut flakes
to add an extra touch of flavor to your Alfajores. Instead of filling with “manjar”,
you can use a chocalate spread, such as Nutella, as filling.